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2010s

A US Army General midnight-blue dress service jacket (a) with service medals and pins (b-p) worn by U.S. Army General, Lloyd James Austin III. The single-breasted jacket (a) is made from a midnight blue wool fabric and closes at the center front with four (4) gold buttons featuring the US Army insignia in relief. There are two (2) pleated breast pockets, one at each front side, with scallop-edged flaps. The flaps are tacked down at the corners and one (1) decorative gold US Army insignia button is attached at the center of each flap. There are two (2) front waist welted pockets, one at each front side. Each pocket has a scallop-edged flap that covers the welt, with one (1) decorative gold US Army insignia button attached at the center of the proper right flap. The sleeves are full-length straight cut without a cuff, though a three-ring band of gold woven tape is sewn around each sleeve, at least three (3) inches from the wrist hem. The back of the jacket has one (1) center vent. The interior of the sleeves are fully lined with a black synthetic fabric, and the interior body is partially lined with the same at the front sides and around the back shoulders. The lining features low opacity white print “MARLOW WHITE” diagonally throughout. A hanger loop is sewn at the interior center back neck with embroidered gold text reading "PROFESSIONALLY DRY CLEAN / MADE IN U.S.A.”
(b): An Army Combat Action Badge metal pin featuring a rectangle supporting both an M9 bayonet and M67 grenade wrapped with an oak wreath, all in silver color.
(c): A Staggered-Right Ribbon Mount featuring nineteen (19) US military service ribbons attached in seven rows and three columns. The ribbons denote the following service awards in order of precedence (left to right): Defense Distinguished Service Medal (3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters); Distinguished Service Medal (2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters); Silver Star; Defense Superior Service Medal (1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster); Legion of Merit (1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster); Defense Meritorious Service Medal; Meritorious Service Medal (4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters); Joint Service Commendation Medal; Army Commendation Medal (1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster); Army Achievement Medal (1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster); National Defense Service Medal (2 Bronze Service Stars); Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal; Afghanistan Campaign Medal; Iraq Campaign Medal (1 Bronze Star); Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal; Global War on Terrorism Service Medal; Humanitarian Service Medal; Army Service Ribbon; Army Overseas Service Ribbon (Bronze Numeral 3). The pin is attached at the proper left chest above the breast pocket.
(d) An Army Master Parachutist Badge metal pin featured in silver color with a star and wreath at the top. The star and wreath are situated just above the parachute canopy to denote General Austin as a Master Parachutist.
(e) An Army Ranger Tab metal pin (Class A) featuring a black background with gold letters “RANGER” and gold framing, in the shape of a curved ribbon.
(f) A CENTCOM Unit Crest metal pin featuring a brown and white eagle facing left and perched on a Stars and Stripes shield with wings spread, over a circular predominance of CENTOM colors. In bold white letters printed circularly in the green area of the medal is “UNITED STATES / CENTRAL COMMAND”, with a red circle around a map of orange and blue. The outermost rim of the circular pin is designed like swirling hammered gold. The predominate colors represent the national flags of the countries in CENTCOM's area of responsibility.
(g) An Army Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge metal pin with a shield at the center featuring a blue bar across the top with red and white vertical stripes below. The shield is surrounded by a ribbon and four (4) crossed swords in gold, which are then surrounded by a silver wreath. Text engraved on the gold ribbon reads "JOINT / CHIEFS OF STAFF". The pin is attached to the proper left side of the pleat on the proper left breast pocket.
(h): A 505th Infantry Regiment Unit Crest metal pin featuring a red down-diving bird in the clouds and a black winged beast diving arms first downward. The pin has a silver and white background with four blue diagonal stripes across its shield, under the winged beast. In small white text on the bottom blue ribbon is “H MINUS”.
(i) A Two Ribbon Mount on which are attached the Joint Meritorious Unit Award service (left) and Army Presidential Unit Citation (right) ribbons. Both ribbons are framed in gold metal with wreathed engraving. The left ribbon features a ribbed blue center; the right ribbon has a red stripe at center surrounded by ribbed white, then light blue, then yellow, then light blue stripes. The ribbon is surrounded by a gold embossed metal frame. The ribbon mount is attached at the proper right chest above the breast pocket.
(j) A black rectangular plastic nametag pin with white text reading "AUSTIN". The pin is attached at the center of the proper right breast pocket flap.
(k) An Army Staff Identification Badge metal pin with a gold eagle at the center with wings outspread and head facing to the proper right. The eagle holds arrows and an olive branch in its talons and has a shield with a blue bar and vertical red and white stripes on its chest. Above the eagle is a round gold shield with a blue flower inside the shield and thirteen (13) gold stars on the flower. Behind the eagle is a black five-pointed star. Behind the star are green leaves. The pin is attached to the proper left side of the pleat on the proper right breast pocket.
(l) An 18th Airborne Corps Combat Service Identification Badge metal pin with a blue-purple dragon and the arced title of “AIRBORNE” in white above it. The blue-purple dragon is depicted from the head to lower neck with a forked tongue and horns, within a bright cream-colored background. The same blue-purple frames the square edges of the pin, up into the arced “AIRBORNE” top.
(m, n) Two Army General shoulder boards, both alike. The shoulder boards are embroidered with four silver stars against a blue-black background and an 11/32-inch gold-colored thickly embroidered framing.
(o, p): Two silver metal "U.S." pins, both alike. One pin (o) is attached at the proper left front collar, the other pin (p) is attached at the proper right front collar.

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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of General Lloyd J. Austin III, USA (Ret.)

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wool and polyester with cotton, metal and plastic

L x W (a): 39 3/16 × 28 1/8 in. (99.5 × 71.5 cm)
Chest (a): 25 in. (63.5 cm)
H x W x D (b): 1 × 1 15/16 × 1/8 in. (2.6 × 5 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (c): 3 9/16 × 4 1/4 × 1/4 in. (9 × 10.8 × 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (d): 1 9/16 × 1 3/16 × 1/16 in. (4 × 3 × 0.1 cm)
H x W x D (e): 1 1/4 × 1 9/16 × 1/16 in. (3.1 × 4 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (f): 2 3/8 × 2 1/16 × 1/8 in. (6 × 5.2 × 0.3 cm)
H x W x D (g): 1 13/16 × 1 13/16 × 1/4 in. (4.6 × 4.6 × 0.6 cm)
H x W x D (h): 1 1/4 × 7/8 × 1/16 in. (3.2 × 2.3 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (i): 9/16 × 1 3/8 × 1/16 in. (1.5 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (j): 1 × 1 3/8 × 1/16 in. (2.5 × 3.5 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (k): 2 × 3 × 1/16 in. (5.1 × 7.6 × 0.2 cm)
H x W x D (l): 1 15/16 × 1 7/8 × 3/16 in. (5 × 4.7 × 0.5 cm)
H x W x D (m): 1 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (4.5 × 9.8 × 1 cm)
H x W x D (n): 1 3/4 × 3 7/8 × 3/8 in. (4.5 × 9.8 × 1 cm)
H x W x D (o): 7/16 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (1.1 × 2 × 0.1 cm)
H x W x D (p): 7/16 × 13/16 × 1/16 in. (1.1 × 2 × 0.1 cm)

Object Name • US Army service uniform jacket worn by General Lloyd James Austin III

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US ARMY SERVICE UNIFORM JACKET WORN BY GENERAL LLOYD JAMES AUSTIN III

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2010s

United States Armed Forces • Austin, Lloyd James • United States Army • Marlow White

United States • North and Central America

Iraq War, 2003-2011 • Afghan War, 2001 • Clothing and dress • Military

NMAAHC • Double Victory: The African American Military Experience

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